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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






2. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






3. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






4. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






5. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






6. Something that supports a sculpture






7. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






8. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






9. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






10. Known for his glass sculpture






11. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






12. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






13. Where the revolving door was fully developed






14. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






15. The amount of light reflected by a hue






16. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






17. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






18. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






19. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






20. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






21. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






22. Technique of shading using dots to control value






23. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






24. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






25. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






26. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






27. Pale green






28. Renowned for paintings and prints






29. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






30. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






31. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






32. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






33. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






34. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






35. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






36. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






37. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






38. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






39. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






40. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






41. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






42. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






43. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






44. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






45. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






46. Application of potassium sulphide






47. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






48. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






49. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






50. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)